FFO Prem, Norwich City vs. Nottingham Forest (Mon Feb 23) Norwich City | Nottingham Forest 5-1-0-4 P | 5-1-0-2-2 A Jon Banks | HD King Caretaker | J_Trafford GK | GK G_Kobel I_Maatsen DF | DF G_Zambrotta L_Ranieri DF | DF O_Zinchenko B_Badiashile DF | DF T_Kehrer E_Pujol DF | DF F_Horsfall Joao_Gomes DF | DF K_Gibbs Joao_Neves DM | DM Danilo S_McTominay FW | AM F_Conceicao J_Ramsey FW | AM M_Tillman C_Palmer FW | FW C_Vela O_Marmoush FW | FW L_Saha | V_Reyes SUB | SUB J_Gorter J_Vertonghen SUB | SUB S_Aurier M_Bird SUB | SUB M_Blasi C_Eriksen SUB | SUB B_Aguilera A_Crnac SUB | SUB C_Hudson_Odoi Min. 2 :(nor) Joao_Gomes with a smart turn ... Joao_Gomes sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... G_Kobel makes a difficult save Min. 5 :(nor) E_Pujol is too quick for F_Horsfall ... F_Horsfall moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 9 :(nor) E_Pujol leaves T_Kehrer standing ... T_Kehrer reacts well to win the ball back Min. 24 :(ntf) F_Conceicao turns on a sixpence ... F_Conceicao has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But J_Trafford reaches the ball. Good save Min. 25 :(nor) J_Ramsey barges O_Zinchenko off the ball ... J_Ramsey has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... G_Kobel parries it Min. 25 :(nor) J_Ramsey holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to S_McTominay ... F_Conceicao with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 27 :(nor) C_Palmer with a 40-yard pass to O_Marmoush ... L_Saha wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been taking tips from Juninho ... Can he show the techniques he's learned? ... C_Palmer swings it in ... O_Marmoush takes control of it! ... O_Marmoush drives the ball low! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 29 :(nor) S_McTominay takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... A cheeky lob from S_McTominay! ... G_Kobel with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 33 :(nor) L_Ranieri with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to C_Palmer ... K_Gibbs slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 40 :(nor) Joao_Gomes spots a team mate in space ... He finds Joao_Neves with a lovely pass! ... Joao_Neves with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 40 :(ntf) M_Tillman with the cross-field pass to T_Kehrer ... But Joao_Neves barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 42 :(nor) Joao_Neves makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... Joao_Neves with a terrific drive! ... G_Kobel parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Norwich City 0-0 Nottingham Forest Min. 47 :(ntf) M_Tillman with an incisive pass to Danilo ... Danilo leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... GOAL!! ... Rifled into the top corner! ... Nottingham Forest go ahead in this match now! ... Norwich City 0-1 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 49 :(nor) O_Marmoush slides the ball across to Joao_Neves ... Joao_Neves tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... Saved by G_Kobel Min. 50 :(nor) C_Palmer plays it forward to O_Marmoush ... O_Marmoush has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... G_Kobel gets up well to catch that one Min. 52 :(nor) S_McTominay turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to C_Palmer ... C_Palmer with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 55 :(nor) Joao_Neves with a neat pass into C_Palmer ... C_Palmer has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... But G_Kobel pulls out a save of the game Min. 60 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: J_Vertonghen ... COMING OFF: B_Badiashile Min. 60 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest ... COMING ON: C_Hudson_Odoi ... COMING OFF: C_Vela Min. 60 :(nor) L_Ranieri finds O_Marmoush with a ball over the defence ... O_Marmoush attempts a lob! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... G_Kobel dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had G_Kobel beaten! ... CORNER! ... Joao_Neves with an inswinging corner into the box ... G_Zambrotta clears the corner with a header away from the near post Min. 60 :(nor) J_Vertonghen watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... Danilo is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... J_Ramsey knocks it forward ... O_Marmoush gets on the end of it ... A glorious effort by O_Marmoush! ... But G_Kobel is equal to it Min. 62 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest ... COMING ON: B_Aguilera ... COMING OFF: M_Tillman Min. 64 :(nor) J_Ramsey sidesteps F_Horsfall ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... J_Ramsey tries one from the edge of the box! ... But G_Kobel just gets his fingers to that one ... CORNER! ... Joao_Neves curls it into the box! ... Joao_Gomes gets to it! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... G_Kobel tips it over !! ... Great keeping there! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by O_Marmoush! ... T_Kehrer wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 65 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest ... COMING ON: M_Blasi ... COMING OFF: Danilo Min. 66 :(nor) E_Pujol knocks the ball past G_Zambrotta ... E_Pujol with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 67 :(ntf) F_Conceicao beats Joao_Gomes ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... F_Conceicao with a scorcher of a shot! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 69 :(nor) S_McTominay passes the ball to J_Vertonghen ... A wicked drive by J_Vertonghen! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 72 :(nor) J_Vertonghen finds C_Palmer on the edge of the box ... C_Palmer rifles it at the goal! ... G_Kobel makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 73 :(nor) J_Ramsey has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past T_Kehrer ... He knocks it to C_Palmer! ... C_Palmer blasts the ball towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! ... Norwich City are back level! ... Norwich City 1-1 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 74 :(ntf) F_Conceicao plays the early ball across the box to find M_Blasi in space ... M_Blasi unleashes a pile driver! ... J_Trafford with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 77 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: M_Bird ... COMING OFF: J_Ramsey Min. 77 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: A_Crnac ... COMING OFF: C_Palmer Min. 77 :(nor) L_Ranieri plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_Crnac decides to go for goal instead! ... Well executed sliding challenge from O_Zinchenko Min. 79 :(nor) Joao_Gomes turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to E_Pujol ... A wicked drive by E_Pujol! ... G_Kobel with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 83 :(ntf) F_Conceicao watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... S_McTominay is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort Min. 84 :(ntf) M_Blasi looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to T_Kehrer ... T_Kehrer with the crafty shot! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 86 :(nor) Joao_Neves is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to O_Marmoush ... O_Marmoush hits the ball on the bounce! ... GOAL!! ... Genius! Genius! Genius! ... Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta ... Cosmic kite! ... What planet are you from? ... G_Kobel was left standing ... That surely hands Norwich City victory!! ... Norwich City 2-1 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 86 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City ... Norwich City have changed their playing style to C Min. 86 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City ... O_Marmoush will now play as a AM Min. 86 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City ... S_McTominay will now play as a AM Min. 86 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... C_Hudson_Odoi unleashes a pile driver! ... GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! ... He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! ... What a time to grab an equaliser!! ... Norwich City 2-2 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 87 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City ... Norwich City have changed their playing style to P Min. 87 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City ... O_Marmoush will now play as a FW Min. 87 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City ... S_McTominay will now play as a FW Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(nor) L_Ranieri changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Crnac ... T_Kehrer with the tackle Min. 89 :(nor) M_Bird spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to A_Crnac! ... A_Crnac has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It's beaten G_Kobel ... It goes wide!! Min. 89 :(ntf) A defence splitting pass from F_Conceicao to B_Aguilera ... J_Trafford rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! ... G_Zambrotta bends it round the wall ... J_Trafford gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 90 :(nor) A_Crnac is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to E_Pujol ... E_Pujol attempts to drive it home! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 92 :(nor) E_Pujol hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... O_Marmoush collects the loose ball! ... Launched towards the top corner by O_Marmoush! ... G_Kobel parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 93 :(ntf) B_Aguilera takes advantage of a mistake by L_Ranieri ... It's a lucky break ... B_Aguilera attempts to drive it home! ... J_Trafford parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Carrow Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Marmoush (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Palmer (73), O_Marmoush (86) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nottingham Forest Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Tillman Scorers : Danilo (47), C_Hudson_Odoi (86) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Danilo (60) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City | Nottingham Forest Attempts on Goal : 23 | 8 Off target : 8 | 4 On target : 15 | 4 Possession : 65 | 35 Corners : 3 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 7 Key Tackles : 1 | 7 Key Passes : 18 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Norwich City 2 - 2 Nottingham Forest ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Trafford GK 27 1 1 1 28 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 I_Maatsen DF 1 22 19 10 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Ranieri DF 1 22 18 12 28 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 0 B_Badiashile DF 1 21 20 15 26 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Pujol DF 1 21 19 15 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17 47 Joao_Gomes DF 1 21 23 14 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 36 Joao_Neves DM 1 20 24 16 27 | 95 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 20 40 46 S_McTominay FW 1 7 23 21 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 11 J_Ramsey FW 1 4 23 22 22 | 78 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 20 C_Palmer FW 1 9 19 24 23 | 78 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 34 46 O_Marmoush FW 1 7 22 24 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 14 60 V_Reyes GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Vertonghen DF 1 20 18 13 21 | 34 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 17 M_Bird FW 1 14 17 7 24 | 17 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 C_Eriksen MF 1 6 19 14 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Crnac FW 1 10 13 19 27 | 17 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 11 Player Statistics - Nottingham Forest Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Kobel GK 27 1 1 1 24 | 95 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 97 0 0 0 G_Zambrotta DF 1 21 16 11 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 0 19 O_Zinchenko DF 1 22 19 7 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 T_Kehrer DF 1 22 18 8 22 | 95 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 54 0 22 F_Horsfall DF 1 22 15 11 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 K_Gibbs DF 1 20 17 13 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 Danilo DM 1 16 19 10 31 | 66 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 -2 50 F_Conceicao AM 1 3 21 20 21 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 22 M_Tillman AM 1 10 22 17 26 | 63 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 C_Vela FW 1 11 17 20 30 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Saha FW 1 10 17 20 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Gorter GK 19 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Aurier DF 1 20 13 4 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Blasi DM 1 15 20 17 25 | 29 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 B_Aguilera AM 1 9 19 18 23 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 C_Hudson_Odoi FW 1 1 17 23 22 | 34 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 1771884478 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40